Africa-Press – Angola. Several citizens contacted by our report, regarding the Angolan Women’s Day, which is being celebrated today, highlight the role played by them in the fight against colonial occupation and for their emancipation.
They refer, almost in unison, that, to this day, women continue to play an important role in society, taking care of the home, working to support the family and in the struggle to build a new, democratic and developed country.
Rosa Vissapa, a resident of the municipality of Cacuaco, in Luanda, and a primary school teacher for 22 years, says that the Angolan woman continues to be a fighter, warrior, hardworking and, above all, supportive, despite the numerous difficulties she goes through. For her, being a teacher is having the grace to know, participate and experience the lives of the students, whom she considers her children.
“I learn a lot from the boys, I often play the role of mother, because they spend almost half the day at school with me”, she emphasized, maintaining that for many people being a working woman and mother in our country seems to be something from another world. , but with patience, dedication and humility, everything has been possible.
Throughout her training as a teacher at the Escola Superior Pedagógica do Bengo, Rosa Vissapa says that she faced numerous challenges, mainly due to the fact that she completed her degree at a time when she was already a mother.
“It wasn’t easy! It was a big struggle, because I had to get up at 6 in the morning, leave everything ready for the kids and when classes were over, go straight to work! I had to have a lot of determination to be able to finish the training” , she said, excited.
She says that it was not easy to reconcile her training as a mother and a professional and that her children were often harmed by the rush that was imposed at the time, but, with the help of a domestic worker, she managed to win the battle and today it looks back and says it was worth the effort.
The Quality and Environment Management Engineer at Sonil’s base, in BoaVista, in Luanda, Maria António, said that as a woman it is very gratifying to be in a prominent position, where most of the professionals are men.
“The oil and gas industry until some time ago was seen as the sector for men, but nowadays, almost everything has changed and many people are beginning to see that women can, and very well, play any type of role. in society”, she said, stressing that it is not easy to be an engineer in Angola.
Maria António recognizes that, nowadays, many women are embracing the engineering profession in different areas, and they do an excellent job.
She says that she had many difficulties during her training period and, to make matters worse, in the middle of her student life she became a mother, but even so, she did not give up.
In his daily work, he puts into practice the tools of the legislation in force, ensures environmental protection within the oil base and advises clients.
Maria António advises women to value themselves and not give in to some male whims, to ensure their safety and self-esteem. “If we have the basic requirement, which is study, technical capacity and knowing how to position ourselves socially, we can reach the top”.
Suzana Alberto, responsible for the Reproductive Health area of the municipality of Cacuaco, graduated in Clinical Analysis and has been a nurse for 28 years, says that it was always her dream to embrace this profession.
Born in the province of Uíge, she took a basic course in Nursing in her homeland, at Escola Doutor Américo BoaVida, and completed high school and university in the country’s capital.
For a year, she worked in Uíge as a nurse at the Emergency Bank of the Provincial Hospital and, due to the war, decided to move to Luanda in search of better living conditions.
It recognizes the merit that many women have, as well as intelligence and dedication to the places they occupy in society. At the age of 50, Suzana Alberto aims to continue her academic training, intending to do a Masters in Public Health. She says she has lived through difficult times, but never gave up.
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